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Critical Care RN

Northwest Ambulance

Fife, Washington

Emergency Medicine

Posted Jun 26

Unit
Critical Care

What the listing says

Role

Term
Permanent
Accepts
RN

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Pay

Against the board
Top of WA ICU pay

WA ICU postings that state pay run $46/hr to $70/hr, the middle half $54/hr to $65/hr, across 39 postings.

About this role

As a member of the Critical Care Response Transport Team, the Registered Nurse provides patient assessment, critical nursing care, and transport services to patients. The Nurse is responsible for supervising patient care, treatment, and assessment during transport. Duties include providing excellent patient care, safe lifting and transferring of patients, operating emergency vehicles safely, adhering to company policies, completing documentation, responding to dispatch instructions, maintaining safety standards, participating in continuing education, keeping vehicles and stations clean, maintaining equipment and supplies, communicating effectively, and maintaining strict confidentiality.

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Requirements

  • RN License
  • ACLS Certification
  • PALS Certification
  • CCRN Certification
  • CTRN
  • Certified Emergency Nurse
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Bachelor's degree in nursing

Benefits

  • Dental insurance
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance
  • Paid holidays
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off

Place

City
Fife, Washington
Median rent
$1,889/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$90,532/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

State price level
7% above the national average

Washington index 107.0, where 100 is the national average.

Fife sits in Washington's Puget Sound region, offering small-town ease near Tacoma with commuter access to Seattle. Highway 99 and I-5 keep travel simple. Industrial parks and truck stops define the local scene, while nearby Puyallup River trails and Emerald Downs racetrack add recreation. Affordable, central housing appeals to relocating nurses seeking quiet between shifts.

Map showing the location of Fife, WA
Approximate location in Fife, WA. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

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Northwest Ambulance
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Northwest Ambulance is a private critical care transport service founded in 2007 by a Snohomish County Fire Fighter/Paramedic. Headquartered in Fife, WA, the company has grown to nearly 400 employees and provides medical transport services across the Puget Sound region,…

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